Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-10
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The State LEGISLATURE,

The State Legislature.
THE Senate was not in session on the e6th.
In the House petitions were presented
from Jefferson and Linn counties, asking for
the passage of game and fish law. After the
introduction of few new bills, consideration
Of the Railroad bill was resumed, and twenty
eight amendments. offered by Mr.. Buckner,
were adopted. The bill then went over, and
the House adjourned.
IN the Senate. OH the 2Sth, after the introduce
ton of few bills and the transaction of routine
business, the Railroad bill was called up, and
after a long debate and the adoption and rejec-
ton of various amendments the bill was
ordered to engrosSment by vote of 10 to 3.
The bill was also given precedence of all other
printing. The bill providing penalties for in
timidating laborers was ordered engrossed
after being slightly amended. I'm the House
the entire forenoon was consumed IN
debate on the Railroad bill. In the afternoon
session an attemIt was made to fix day for
final adjournment, but without deciding upon
any thing the matter went over and the Rail-
road bill was again taken up and the debate was
continued at length. the bill being finally ad-
vanced to the order Of engrossment by vote Of
104 yeas to 90 nays.
In the Senate on the 1st, a large batch
OF bills were passed In the House a
a resolution adopted to adjourn sine die on
March 16. The following bills were passed: To
authorize the several counties of this State and
court-houses and jails jointly; provid-
ing for the holding of two terms Of
the Linn County Circuit Court at the city OF
Brookheld; to permit five townships to Join in
restraining domestic animals from running at
large; making it a misdemeanor to furnish
fraudulent pedigrees for breeding stock;
to make railroad companies liable in
damages for fires caused by sparks
from locomotive engines; authorizing trust
companies to loan money upon real estate and
collateral security and to execute and issue
notes and debentures payable at future date
and to pledge it's mortgages, etc, as security
to repeal the law creating the State Board of
immigration.
IN the Senate. on the I'd, the following bills
were passed: To provide for the selection and
acquisition of land whereon to erect county
buildings, and to prescribe the qualifications
for and the duration of the superintendent of
such buildings: the State Board of Health bill !;
authorizing municipal authorities of cities,
towns and villages to work, grade or macad-
amize Streets roads and highways within a
distance of five miles from their cor
porate limits; increasing the salary
of the Supreme Court reporter from
$1,000 to $1,000; revising the charter
of the city of ST. Joseph; providing for the
execution of sheriff'S deeds in certain cases; to
give the secretary of the State Board of Agri-
culture salary of 5000; requiring the reporter
of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals
to report the date of the submission of each
case to the court, as well as the date of the
decision; providing for the holding of five terms
of the Criminal Court of Jackson County, three
in Kansas City and two in Independence; re-
quiring that taxes collected from railroad cor
porations for school building purposes shall be
apportioned to the proper district Immediately
after collection of the same; to provide for the
prevention of accidents to railroad employees
and others by requiring that switches, frogs
and guard rails be properly blocked and that
the best known appliances be used. and that
neglect to do shall render.the road liable in
JI, from no frnr
autl oriZing school boards to sell school prop
erty by two-third vote in cities over 10000 and
under 100000 inhabitants: authorizing vice
presidents OF municipal corporations to execute
deeds; appropriatiHg S250,000 for the improve
ment of the State Capitol. In the House
the vote on final adjournment on the 10th was
reafIirmed. The Capital Removal bill was de-
feated by vote Of 50 to r, and the anti-bucket-
shop bill was sent to engrossment
IN the Senate, on the Sd, the joint and con-
current Constitutional Convention resolution
was adopted; also the joint and concurrent
resolution memOriallzing Congress to approprl-
ate $4,000 for the purpose of Strengthening
Grand river. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS orehouse
and President pro tenn Ball We're each present
ed with handsome goldheaded cane. At the
afternoon session. after a long debate, the
Claycomb Railroad bill passed;
also the following: To authorize County
courts to refund county and township bonds at
q lower rate of interest: to establish the Thir
teenth ludlclal circuit ana 10 PROVIDE lot the
appointmens<S7 circuit judge therefor: the
Ball School,StS2 bill Con reconsideration; to
provide for placing the statues of Thomas II.
Benton and Francis p. Blair, ,Jr.. in the Nation
al Hall of Statuary at Washington: changing
the time of holding court in the Twen-
tieth judicial distrct......In the House
the following bills were passed: Re-enacting
sections 3629 and $3.50 of the Revised Statutes;
changing the time of holding courts in the
Twenty-third judicial circuit: to enable cities
oil,
for that purpose; making embezzlement by
executors, administrators, guardians or
curatorS of trust funds felony:
to pay Livingston County 1906 for
school money enormously withheld; to make
certificates from Normal Schools evidence of
ability of graduates to teach in public schools;
to require railroad companies to furnish suta-
BILE cars for the shipment of live stock relating
to the manner of recording mortgages and
deeds of trust: requiring Incorporated
mining companies to give bond for the
payment of employees; to repeal the act pro-
hibiting the sale ana manufacture of oleomar-
garine.
In the Senate. on the 18th. large amount OF
business was turned out in the passage of near
ly twenty bills various subjects. The fol-
lowing. having passed both houses were signed
by the presiding officer: Authorizing five town
ships to restrain domestic animals from run
ming at large in counties having town
ship organization; Authorizing cities and
towns to incorporate by election
held for that purpose; defining the
word city town to mean contiguous or
compact territory not exceeding two square
miles in superficial area. including lands used
for agricultural purposes not exceeding five
acres in area: requiring juries to return a gen.
eral verdict on suits for recovery of Money, or
specific real personal property ......In the
House the greater part of the day spent in
consideration of the General Appropriation bill
in committee of the whole.